Nonstop flight route between Marfa, Texas, United States and Hengyang, Hunan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF), Marfa, Texas, United States and Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY), Hengyang, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,798 miles (or 12,550 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Marfa Municipal Airport and Hengyang Bajialing Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Marfa Municipal Airport and Hengyang Bajialing Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRF / KMRF |
| Airport Name: | Marfa Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Marfa, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°22'15"N by 104°1'2"W |
| Area Served: | Marfa, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | Presidio County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4849 feet (1,478 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MRF |
| More Information: | MRF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HNY / ZGHY |
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| Location: | Hengyang, Hunan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°54'19"N by 112°37'40"E |
| Area Served: | Hengyang, Hunan, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public (defunct) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HNY |
| More Information: | HNY Maps & Info |
Facts about Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF):
- In April 2008, the Marfa Airport was recognized as the 15th National Landmark of Soaring by the National Soaring Museum.
- The closest airport to Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) is Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of MRF.
- Because of Marfa Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,849 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MRF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MRF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,361 miles (18,283 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY):
- The furthest airport from Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Hengyang Bajialing Airport (meaning Hengyang Bajialing Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) is Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) WSW of HNY.
- In addition to being known as "Hengyang Bajialing Airport", another name for HNY is "衡阳八甲岭机场".
